December, 2009

After a very busy day in Glasgow yesterday (Goodbye Borders Buchannan Street) I have been snowed in! So to keep myself busy I have taken lots of nice wintery photos (mostly of my parent’s cat, Alfie) as well as changing my blog layout. I’ve added a new item to my shop…but am also currently plotting for 2010! Will hopefully have…

Just thought I’d take the time to write a little bit about Handmade Heaven2 this Wednesday. Firstly I’d like to say “cheers” to Michelle Souter for organising the whole thing, and all of the lovely folks who came along for a peek…not forgeting those who bought some of my things- I hope NikkiMade makes your gift-giving great this Christmas! One…

I am lucky enough to be participating the the second Handmade Heaven event at Abertay’s Hannah Maclure Centre in Dundee. The first event was really good fun, and I’ve decided to come back with a bigger, better selection of handmade goodies for you all to fill your stockings with this Christmas! It’s this Wednesday the 16th of December, between 12noon…

After a really busy fortnight, I’ve decided to post a thourough update! Last night the crEATe Cake expo was a sweet success! We had a really fab turn-out, as well as some amazing edible sculptures. Thank you to Laura at Exhibitions and the OverwhelmingFilm Night guys for all of your organisational help! (Work above by Mahala LeMay) The lucky winners…

Ok, just a few things to mention: The first is the coming of my Cake Expo, crEATe at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, this Thursday the 10th of December. For more info and ENTRY FORMS click here. Also have been organising my work Christmas Party as well as a few other things in the pipeline (all will…

Monday’s are trying at the best of times, but after a crazy-busy weekend, the only thing that could possible help was a batch of Chilli Chocolate Cupcakes. Seeing as it would be unfair to keep such a delight to myself- I’ve decided to share my recipe. You need:4oz Self Raising Flour1oz Cocoa Powder1tsp Baking Powder3oz Caster Sugar2 Eggs3oz Stork (or…